Guindy National
Park :
The 2.70 km - CHENNAI - Guindy National Park,
is unique in more ways than one. It has the rarest vegetation type of the tropical
dry evergreen vegetation adjacent to Rajbhavan. The only one of its kind in the
world, located in a Metropolis. It contains more than
30 species of trees and number of century old gigantic Banyan Trees.
Guindy National Park has a population of 400 black bucks, 2000 spotted deers, 24
jackals, a variety of snakes, over 100 species of birds and over 60 species of butterflies
that attracts thousands of visitors to this park irrespective of age group.
The park boasts of over 350 species of plants and form a natural destination for
botanists.
About 22 acres of this park has been carved out into a zoo for ex-situ
conservation. Children's park
- the zoo was established with the idea
of providing children a natural environment, to educate them about animals and create
awareness on conservation. The animals, have bred well in recent years. Children's
park include
Black Buck, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Porcupine, Hyena, Jackal, Python,
Grey Pelican, Night Heron, Cormorant, Cockatiel, Mongoose, Bonnet Monkey, Common
Langur.
Over 7 lakh visitors visit this part every year.